Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Nominated by George H.W. Bush on February 20, 1990, to a seat vacated by John Joseph Gibbons. Confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 1990 and received commission on April 30, 1990.

Sonia Sotomayor

Assistant district attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, 1979-84

Private practice, New York City, 1984-92

Judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York.
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on November 27, 1991, to a seat vacated by John M. Walker, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1992 and received commission on August 12, 1992.

Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 25, 1997, to a seat vacated by J. Daniel Mahoney. Confirmed by the Senate on October 2, 1998 and received commission on October 7, 1998.

William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum, FOIA Material, Sonia Sotomayor: "contains materials relating to the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. . . . in 1997, . . . confirmed by the Senate in 1998. The records contain biographical information, court opinions as Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and letters in support of her nomination. This series also includes court records, correspondence, news clippings, articles, and emails concerning her nomination."